Knit article.



NELSON KNiT-ARTiCLE.

vAPPLICATION FILED DEC. 14, I9\2.

wanted Dems, 191r i strains narnia -TOHN E. NELSON, F ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

i Application filed December 14, 1912. Serial No. 736,735.

To ZZ whom z't may concern:

and useful improvements in Knit ifirticles,` Aof which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a new article of manufacture in the forni of a knit product, such as a sock or stocking andlias for its main objects to improve the quality and appearance of such product and to -inateriallyz, reduce the cost of manufacture thereof. Tlieie are at present in extensive' use knit socksand stockings and like articles of apparel, portions of which arc formed from two separate and 'distinct yarns, which vai-iis are simultaneously manipulated during the knitting process to produce a given portion of the product. Of this class, for example, are certain forms of ribbed-top socks and stockings. ln knitting the ribbed portions of such articles. use

is made of two separate yarns` each of which is carried back and forth, from side to side, or from front to rear of the article, the two yarns being interlooped each time they come together. `When the knitting operation for this ribbed portion commences, the

beginning ends of thetwo ribbing yarns by a hand operation, in which the free ends are caught by a hook or the like and drawn to the interior of the sock. l when this is done, the objectionable feature reniainse-that the ribbing yarns'are entirely disconnected and the knitting is therefore weak at the point where the ribbing coinmences. j y

One of the main objects of the present invention is to provide an article Aof manufacture of the general type or class to which the present invention relates, and in which article the said ribbing yarns are permanently joined together by 'meansof a knot L or in any other suitable manner. Such an' article will presenttlie adyaritag'es'of iinA i proved strength andquality as well as 1in.`

However, even proved appearance and salability. Such an article is easily distinguishable by the presence of the knot or other connection or contiiiuity between the two yarns from which the ribbed portion is constructed. This knot or other means of connection can be easily distinguished even when the fabric is in itsconipleted condition, but under any circumstances thearticle can be easily disrtinguished by vcompletely unraveling the ribbed portion. in which case it will be found that the ribbing yarns are joined together, or are a continuous piece of yarn.

As before stated. there are'in use arious knit socks and stockings in whichthe ribbed portion is knit from two separate and independent varns, which yarns are carried back and forth and are inter-looped each time they come together. is a rule, `these points of interlooping lie ontwo vertically extending lines which may be called lines of interlooping. The lines 'generallyl stand at the sides of thelproduct, although it would be possible to produce a product in which. they stood at the front and rear. However that may be. the beginning; ends of the two iibbing yarns aiinost -invariably lie at the point where one of these lines of interloop ing begins, said point being adjacent the body portion of thel sock or stocking. At such point, these beginning ends are particularly conspicuous. Tt is a difficult matvtei' to draw them to the interior of thel sock infsuch 'a way that the appearance of the sock will not be injured. Furthermore, when the ends of these yarns are tied or otherwise joined together at this point of junction of a line of interlooping with the body portion, an unusual and serious enlargement is produced, which enlargement still further spoils the appearance of the product, reduces itsl wearingqualities, and is a source of inconvenience and discomfort l to the wearer,

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terloopin'g, 'or by'completely unraveling the ribbed topf, in whichl case it willvbe't'oundV that the ribbing'yarns are joined together and that the point of junction lies to one side ot' a line or interlooping.

Other objects and uses of the present in? vention will appear from a detailed dei ,scription of the same which consists in 'the features of manufacture andthe peculiarin ties of construction hereinafter described InA the drawing: Figure 1 shows a completed sock `vembodying the features ot my invention; vand Fig. 2 shows a greatly enlarged 'detailof that portion of the sock 1neluded within the line 2 of Fig. 1.

. it will presently be seen that instead of liniiting'" the double.yarmkni'tting to the ribbed body 4 are each. knit from a single yarn, theY vco-urses of which completely encircle the top, that sufch 4knitting might be' used throughoutthe entire sock or any other portion .of it without in anyway departing .ifr'omthe spirit of myl invention.

In the product illustrated, the foot'3 and sock. In like mannerthe toe and heel 6 are each knit from a single yarn, but.

.. preferably a yarn of different color from A tion'.

that used in tlieY toot and body. meral 7 designates the ribbed top.

In Fig. 2, vwhichshows inv greatly enlarged detail that portion of the sock contained-within the line 2 of Fig.1. I have shown one particular form-of stitch, but

particularly -I have shown in said figure the junction .between the two separate yarns which. are used during the'ribbing operal The shaded yarn 8 is the yarn ofthe body portion. Itl is knit in such way as to pro- '.vide al plurality of circular courses which travel around the sock in the direction indi.- cated by theseveral arrows. After the desired number of body courses have ybeen completed. the body yarn is severed to provide the end 9, leaving the last row of loops 10 to be, joined tothe irst row of loops of that portion of the sock which is knit from the two` yarns-in this particular case the ribbed top. y

'Ilhe ribbed'top is formed from the white yarn 11 and the black yarn 1Q. As a. matter of yfact these twol yarns would in practice probably be of the saine color, vbut tor purposes of convenience in description and illustration, I have herein shown them as ot contrasting colors. Each .of the ribbing rections indicated by the. arrows.

^ the interior of the sock is done away with.

yarns travels back and forth on one side ot interlooped at the front and rear. or at thev two sides, to provide the lines ot .interlooping 13, anda similar line on the other side ot' the sock. The knitting of this'ribbed portion commences at the point 1i and. travels'in the'two directions with the two yarns. as shown by the arrows adjacent the ribbing yarns. In socks ot Athis class. as at present made and used. the two separateyarns commenceat the point ltwhe're their freeends are left entirely disconnected. and said yarns are carried back and forth in the di- It has previously been pointed outl that such va product is weak and tends to break open or pull apart at tliepoint'lJf. andV that furthermore its appearance and salability are atfe'cted by the tact that the yarns at such points are disconnected. In the prcduct ot the present invention. however. the yarns are.connected-together or continuous at the point 11. so that thisvdetect of previous arv ticles of this class is remedied. and' the appearance. salability. and durability ot the product are `greatly improved. Furthermore. as was previously stated. it' has been necessary to draw the free ends at the pointI 11 'to the interior of the sock so'that the cost'of its manufacture has heretofore been considerably increased by reason ot' this` fact. This objection also remedied in the present product. because obviously it is unnecessary to draw the ends to the interior if there are no ends asis the case in the present product.v

From a stud'v of the above. it will be seen that by joining or forming the ribbing yarns together'atthe point 1Ja`so'that they are continuous nastsaid point and past all other points of the ribbed top. that the strength. durability. appearance.. and wearingT qualities of the product are materially improved. and thatthe cost ot manufacture is reduced bv 'reason of the'fact that the hand operation heretofore necessary for the'purpose of drawingthe ends ot' the ribbing yarns to It was stated that another object ot the present invention is to toi-m or oti'set the point of junction between the two ribhinir yarns to one side from aline of interloopiug so as to improve the appearance and wearpracticeboth of these yarns ll'and wouldv generally be of the same color so that it would not-be objectionable to otl'set the point of junction l5 to one side' of the line of interlooping as illustrated 'in the figure'.

As 'an example of a mechanism which will join together the ends of the yarns and which may also bev-used for o'setting the point of junction in the manner above described, l will mention Letters Patent of the United States, No.l 1,087 ,545, issued. February 1f?, 1914, on an application filed by me as inventor. Manifestly, however, many other ,types-,off machine than the' -one` disclosed in the said patent might be used for accomplishing this result, if desired. i

Manifestly, the amount or'percentage of the article which may be knit from the two yarns, .either by the particularstitch illustrated ,in Fig. 2, or any other stitch, is irnmaterial, for it is'evident that either a small percentage of the product, ora large perof the article, and so that when the two' yarns from which that portion of the article is formed are unraveled, it will be found that they are joined or formed together in such way as to really constitute a single yarn, the -two ends of which areknit with the proper stitch to produce the desired article.

I claim: I

1. As anew article of manufacture, a knit sock or stocking comprising a body portion and a ribbed top,l the ribbed top being formed from two ,Yarns having their beginning ends joined together, said yarns being simultaneously usedin a knitting operation and being interlooped onlines of interlooping at opposite sides of the product,v

the point of junction of said yarns being offset to one side from one of said lines of interlooping, substantially as and. for the purpose set forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture a knit sock'or stockinghaving a body portionA and a ribbed top, the upperportion-of the body being made frol a single yarn knit con#v stantlyin the same direction, andthe ribbed -top being made from two yarns the begin- 'nlngends of which Vlie adjacent to the. top

edge of the body` portion'and are interlooped therewith eachof' lsaid twoA yarns being individually knit' backl 'and forth through ,one-hal f Vthe `vperiphery of; theproduct, yand the. adjacent edges of the two-.por-4 tions so knit being joined together byoppositely disposed lines of.' interlooping, the

`ribs ofthe ribbed top facinga'lternately to the inside and to the outsideof the product, and the beginning ends of the ribbing yarns being joined together, whereby the ribbing yarns are retained against unravelingfrom each other or from the body portion ofthe product.

3. As a new article of manufacture a knit sock or stocking comprising abody' portion and a top'portiom'the top portion 'being vformed from' two yarns having their beginning ends joined together,'said ya'rns'belngy simultaneously usedin a knitting operation ,and being interloope'd on lines of yinterloo-ppoint of junction of said yarns being offsetv to one side from one of said lines of interlooping, substantially as and for the-purpose setfor'th.

` 4. As a new article of manufacture a knit sock or stockingv comprising a' body portion and a top portion, the upper-"portion ofthe'.

` ning ends' of said two yarns being joined'together at a point adjacent to the top edge of the body portion, whereby said two'yarns are retainedagainst unravelingfrom each Aother and from the body portion of the product.

JUH-N F. NELSON.

`Witnesses Ferri-rior NELSON, AMY DENMAN. 

